The C.Y. O’Connor ERADE Village Foundation

incorporating

the Immunogenetics Research Foundation and the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Immunology Incorporated

625 Warton Road, Canning Vale

(Nicholson Road)

Phone (+618) 9397 1556

Fax (+618) 9397 1559

Postal Address

PO Box 5100, Canning Vale WA 6155

INNOVATION AWARDS

Five awards, each valued at $30,000 pa.

MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION

The Foundation seeks to support imaginative proposals which will address the need for more research and development in Western Australia.

Entries are sought from inventors with research and development projects and should include:

1. A description of the solution to any problem in fields such as biomedicine, agriculture, environmental science and sustainable energy (5 pages).

2. The preferred method of intellectual property management, eg costs, protection, licences, royalties (1 page).

3. Proposed sponsorship, collaborations and contributions to the Village (1 page).

4. Curriculum Vitae including referees and formal qualification, if any.

5. Completed Licence Agreement.

Up to five applicants may be offered a package which includes an award valued at $600.00 per week covering a twelve months licence to use the Village, a live-in research studio and access to staff supervision and shared facilities which include laboratories, computing, technical assistance, intellectual property management and reception.

The Foundation may also offer packages which include access and status but not funding.

In all cases, the licence will cost $200.00 per week and is restricted to one year although reapplication is encouraged.

In all cases, external sponsorship is permitted providing only that the implications in terms of IP are clearly stated.

Enrolment in a degree or diploma is permitted subject to eligibility but only if the student assigns the IP to the Foundation rather than to an external institution.